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HARNESS SADDLE (Application filed Jana 27, 19 90.)

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SAMUEL PORTER MARTIN, OF LOUISVILLE, AND WYATT H. MORRIS, OFMORTONSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,872. dated October16, 1900.

Application filed June 27, 1900.

To all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that we, SAMUEL PORTER MAR- TIN, residing at Louisville, inthe county of Jefferson, and YATT H. MORRIS, residing at Mortonsville,inthe county of l/Voodfordfitate of Kentucky, citizens of the UnitedStates, have invented a new and useful Harness-Saddle, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to harness-saddles, and has for its object toprovide an improved pneumatic pad therefor which is applicable to anyordinary form of saddle without altering or changing the latter. It isfurthermore design ed to provide an improved arrangement of the infiation-valve stem, so that the latter is conveniently accessible anddoes not require the formation of an opening in the saddle for thereception of the stem.

Another object resides in the provision of means whereby the terrets mayform a connection between the pad and the saddle, said means beingadjustable to accommodate itself to an adjusted position of the terret.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereiuafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional rear elevation of aharness-saddle equipped with the present form of pneumatic pad. Fig. 2is a detail plan view of the upper or inner side of the pad removed fromthe saddle. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3of Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view of one of theattaching-plates for connection with one of the terrets of thharness-saddle.

Corresponding parts are designated by like characters of reference inall of the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an ordinary harness-saddle,which is provided with a plurality of openings or perforations 2 for thereception of the threaded stems of Serial No. 21,813. (No model.)

the terrets 3, so that the latter may be adj usted vertically toaccommodate the d rivingreins to different horses.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a pneumatic tube4, which is e1astic, so as to expand when inflated, and is provided withan intermediate inflation-valve 5. This valve has its stem extendedhorizontally outward from the tube, and adjacent portions of theopposite sides of the latter are cemented or otherwise connectedtogether, as indicated at 6 in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and directlyopposite the stem, so as to hold the latter in its relative position.The entire tube is housed and protected by means of a casing 7, whichhas its opposite edges located upon the upper or inner side of the tubeand connected by means of the opposite laces 8, which are passed throughsuitable eyelets in the edges of the casing. It will be observed that apair of laces is employed, each lace being located at one side of thevalve'stem, and the opposite ends of each lace being tied togetheradjacent to the stem. By this arrangement the space between the lacesand the opposite edges of the casing at the middle of the pad isunobstructed, so as to permit of the outward passage of the valve-stem.

At opposite sides of the valve-stem there is provided a pair ofattaching-plates 9, each of which is embraced by the opposite edges ofthe casing and the respective laces. Each plate is preferably formedfrom a single strip of stilt leather, which, as best shown in Fig. 4, isprovided with a plurality of openings 10 for the reception of the stemof the adjacent terret, so as to form a connection between the pad andthe saddle. Secured to the inner side of the plate is a housing 11,which is struck from a single sheet of metal and embraces the openings,the outer side of the metal being covered by a strip of soft leather orother suitable covering 12, so as to protect the rubber tube against thecorners of the metal plate. Loosely held within the housing is a nut 13,which may be adjusted to correspond with any of the openings orperforations in the attaching-plate, so as to receive the screw-threadedshank of the adjacent terret, whereby the pad is fixedly held to theharness-saddle. It will now be seen that by the provision of a pluralityof corresponding openings in the saddle and in the attaching-plate andby the employment of an adjustable nut within the attaching-plate theterret may be adjusted vertically upon the saddle and at the same timethe connection between the pad and the saddle is preserved. As a furtherconnection for the pad opposite straps 14 are secured to the outer sidesof the respective attaching-plates and transversely across the outerends thereof by means of intermediate stitching 15, one end of eachstrap having a buckle 16, so that the strap may be passed around theadjacent portion of the saddle and buckled to prevent displacement ofthe ends of the pad by reason of the movement of the animal.

When the pad is in position upon the harness saddle, it will be observedthat the former is connected to the latter through the medium of theattaching-plates, so that there are no straps or other fasteningsembracing the pneumatic tube, and thus the full cushioning effect of thelatter is preserved. Also the attaching-plates are held to the tube bymeans of the casing or covering '7 and the lacings 8, so that whateverstrain may be placed upon the tube is distributed equally throughout theentire tube, and thus the danger of puncturing or otherwise damaging thelatter is materially decreased. The valvestem projects laterally andrearwardly beneath the tree of the saddle, so as to be in convenientposition for inflating the pad without removing the same from thesaddle, and it is not necessary to form openings in the saddle for thereception of the stem, whereby the present form of pad may be applied toany ordinary form of harness-saddle.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a harness-saddle, ofapneumatic pad, having a casing, the edges of which are folded upon theinner side of the pad, laces connecting the opposite edges of thecasing, an attaching-plate held between the pad, the edges of the casingand the laces, and fastenings connecting the plate to the saddle.

2. The combination with a harness-saddle, of a pneumatic pad, having acasing, the edges of which are folded upon the inner side of the pad, alace connecting said edges, an attaching-plate held between the pad, theedges of the casing and the lace, means for connecting the plate to thesaddle, and opposite straps, having their intermediate portionsconnected to the portions of the plate, which are exposed by the lace,and also buckled around the saddle.

3. A cushioned pad for harness-saddles, comprising a pneumatic tube,having an intermediate inflation-valve, a casing the edges of which arefolded upon the side of the tube from which the valve projects,oppositelaces connecting the opposite edges of the casing andterminating adjacent to opposite sides of the valve, andattaching-plates located at opposite sides of the valve and heid betweenthe tube, the edges of the casing and the respective laces, and havingtransverse straps secured intermediate of their ends to the outer endsof the respective plates, and provided with buckles.

4. A cushioned pad for harness-saddles, comprising a pneumatic tube,having an intermediate inflation-valve, a casing enveloping the tube,and having its edges folded upon the upper side thereof, opposite lacesconnecting the opposite edges of the casing and located at oppositesides of the valve, opposite attaching-plates located at opposite sidesof the valve and held between the tube, the edges of the casing and therespective laces, each plate having a plurality of openings formedtherein, a housing secured to the inner side thereof and embracing theopenings, a nut loosely held within thehousing and to correspond withthe respective openings, and a strap secured intermediate of its ends tothe outer end of the plate, and having a buckle at one end.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of witnesses.

SAMUEL PORTER MARTIN. WYATT H. MORRIS.

Witnesses to the signature of Samuel Porter Martin:

A. H. MARKET, J r., L. G. GRAY.

Witnesses to the signature of Wyatt H. Morris:

T. W. DAVIS, WALTER GRAY.

